Fayha Choir

FAYHA CHOIR conducted by Maestro Barkev Taslakian, was established in 2003 in Tripoli and was recently established in 2016 in Beirut.
The choir is composed of nearly 100 members, from all around Tripoli. The men and women of the choir pertain to different religious, social, political, and financial backgrounds. The choir’s repertoire is composed of Latin, Armenian, French, and English, as well as Arabic music from different heritages which include Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Bedouin, and Andalusian. This diversity reflects the choir’s openness and reverence towards common human heritage.
Almost all Arabic songs are arranged by Edward Torikian.
The Choir’s Aims are to Develop and spread Arabic Music, and show its importance and richness as well as showing the world the real civilized image of not only Lebanon, but all Arab countries.
Fayha choir covered concerts all over Lebanon and represented Lebanon in many festival in different countries around the world like Poland Krakow, Lodz and Warsaw, Poland, Abu Dhabi, Armenia, Nagorni Gharapagh, Egypt, Tunisia (2008 & 2009), Jordan, Syria, France (Festival Nancy Voice of the World/Nancy, Institut of Arab World/Paris 2009, Polyfollia Summer Festival/Normandy 2013), Canada, China (Expo Shang Hai 2010), Qatar (2010 & 2011), Cyprus, Bahrain, Kuwait, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Dubai.
So far, Fayha choir’s best achievement is winning the first two prizes at the “International Warsaw Choir Festival 2007": Best Choir and Best Conductor. The choir had previously won the second prize at that same festival in 2005.
A group of well-trained members of Fayha choir train youth choirs in the north and the south of Lebanon. Conducted by maestro Barkev Taslakian, these choirs belong to social projects of national and international NGOs that aim to enhance the social, psychological, and educational lives of all the refugees in Lebanon.
In 2015, Fayha Choir won the IMC Music Rights Award after being nominated by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat.
Also in 2016, the Choir won the “Choir of the Year” award, from Choir Fest Middle East in Dubai.
Today Fayha Choir is officially a member of the most important choral associations in the world “The International Federation for Choral Music” (IFCM) and "The European Choral Associations-Europa Cantat".